Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 290, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1920 — Page 4

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Indiana Daily (Himes j INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South Meridian Street. Telephones—Main 3500, New 28-351 member of audit bureau of circulations. Ad'-ertising ChUftgo, New York, Boeftin, Detroit, Q. Logan Payne Cos. —‘ THIS IS THE YEAR”— MAYOR JEWETT'S PLAN for the use of Ft. Benjamin Harrison to solve the housing problems appears to be about as feasible as the coliseum stunt. rr LOOKS LIKE INDIANAPOLIS might have to rely on some of the gas Wood campaign managers have been making before the coal begins to move again. , . . THOSE who propose to invest In a wholesale terminal market in Indianapolis appear finally to have lost all faith in Mat or j Jewett's promise to have the city build one. DICTATION ' Some time ago it was the concensus of opinion among students of I political activity that both the republican and the democratic parties were entering ou a period 'of probation and the conduct of each would this year be subjected to the closest scrutiny that has ever prevailed. Prophesies were made that either the political leaders of the old-line j parties would give the rank and file an opportunity to be heard in this year's nominations or the old-line parties would crumble under the weight, of their own corruption. Regardless of the very evident trend of popular sentiment along lines of this prophesy, the republican party bosses in Indiana are preparing to exert the same obnoxious control of nominations that once split the party and that now menaces the control of this government by party agency. The republican voters of Indiana will have no more chance of expressing their desires at the next election than if the polls were not opened. ] As has been the custom in Indiana for many years, the same political j ring of office-holders and their associates will put republicans of this state on record as favoring a hand-picked candidate for president, will dictate the nominee for governor and will carry that unholy dictation down to the last office on the ticket of the smallest unit. • There is today, in the republican ranks, a bitter fight, not for nomination at the hand of the voters, but for supremacy In the dictation of the candidates who will be reported as nominated by the people. In other words the republican ticket will be a boss-named ticket, regardless of any wish of the voters. The only question today Is which set of bosses will name it * 4 In the presidential race, there is a gigantic struggle with what is known as the “old guard” fighting the efforts of a combination of disgruntled “old guard” bosses , with an element that was once progressive hut is now seeking control of the republican party in its own interests by “boring within.*' very much as the I* W. W. is operating in organized labor circles. This latter element is seeking to compel the nomination of "Wood. The “old guard” Is fighting the Wood candidacy with every weapon at hand and is now awakening to the fact that in lending assistance to Johnson it has developed a big menace to its own control In the person of the hard-hitting Californian, who is perfectly willing to use the "old guard” to whip Wood, but Is unwilling to surrender the victory to any other candidate. In the governorship race, the struggle to nominate a candidate is purely a fight between selfish interests without regard to the will of the people. Fesler Is backed by the politicians who control the organization. They insist on his nomination in order to maintain their organization and they have forgotten what little they ever knew of decency in politics in wild zeal to save to themselves their power over the party. Asa result of this struggle for domination In the republican party in Indiana it is apparent that no ticket nominated can In any way reflect the sentiment of.the voters of the party. Men who are enlightneed enough to believe that party nominees should he chosen in accordance with the wishes of the rank and file of the party must turn to the democratic party for exemplification of that theory

of honest polities. No attempt has been made to dictate nominations in the democratic party to date. This very fact has been mistaken for apathy by the politicians who regard it as too altruistic to be possible. But it is not apathy. Rather the democratic leaders have come to a realization that no ma-chine-made ticket can hope to attract the support necessary to win the forthcoming election. Republican dictators will realize the futility of dictating candidacies that can not be successful before the May primaries or the voters will prove it to them in November. HOW ABOUT IT? ' Warren T. McCray made a campaign speech in South Bend a few days ago. N " He talked a long time and be pretended in the course of his talk to give his audience an outline of the policies he would pursue if he were governor of Indiana. He 6aid: “If I am elected to office I shall try to solve the problems of governorship In a businesslike way. I shall insist and see to it that men of qualified business training are placed in offices, and my appointees will be measured only from the standpoint or efficiency. My last pledge is that In the event of a successful determination of my candidacy I promise the cleanest business administration possible within my power to give it" Fine, high-sounding statements from the most aristocratlo of the “aristocracy of Intellect and culture” that Is said to constitute the republican party In Indiana! But does it mean anything? Is it any different from the campaign pledges of James P. Goodrich, who shouted: “I want the power. You hold mo responsible,” and then fails to call a session of the legislature for fear it will impeach him? It is all very well for Mr. McCray to promise a “businesslike” administration, but will he, if elected: , 1. Parole more convicts than Goodrich? x 2. Build more cement roads at an excess cost of $6,000 a mile than Goodrich? . .. 3. Work state convicts on mines In which his friends and relatives control? 4. Sell garbage plants worth SIO,OOO to municipalities for $176,000? 5. Let coal contracts to his relatives and their coal companies? 6. Plug gas lines and buy up the stock In companies such as the Rock Oil Company? 7. Allow members of his family to hold a state license for an automobile that is not listed for taxation? 8. Hav6 the stj.te tax board allow his companies one valuation for taxes and the public service commission another for rates? 9. Permit the state board of charities and the state board of health to insult complainants concerning jail conditions while they 101 l in luxurious offices, too indolent to make inspections required by law? In fact, will McCray give us any different sort of an administration than the “businesslike” administration of James P. Goodrich? McCray, nor Fesler, nor Toner have made any promises of real reform to date. • SHORTSIGHTED Whatever degree of want and hunger Is produced by the tieup of railroad facilities through this unorganized and consequently irresponsible strike of switchmen will be suffered alike by the various elements of this community. If there is no food for the railroad official there will be no food for the striker. . •: - -• • If the public utilities fail to get coal to keep the light plants going the darkness will cover the h.omes of the trainmen as well as the homes of the millionaires. • ft will be just as cold in the cottage as in the mansion. ' Money ceases to have value when there is nothing for money to buy. And what is mure useless than money when it has no value? None of these things appear yet to have impressed themselves on the minis of the men who are now refusing to work in the railroad yards.

Stage and Screen ADOLPH BOI.M. The creative spirit of the bullet coming to the Murat Sunday night is Adolph : Bolm, and the picture shows Holm iti an artistic dance pose. Miss Ruth Page of this ct'.v is his chief dancer. -I- -I- -IKOSK COGIILAN. Hose Coghian is no longer voting. j She admits It and is not ashamed of her age. On the opening night of her vaudeville engagement at Keith's a condensed version of tier first stage success, ‘‘Forget Me Not," this veteran woman of the stage was forced to answer many curtain calls and make a little talk. She has been on the stage fifty years. “Many of those present, If they are old enough, have seen me, and if they have not, their fathers and mothers probably have, and if not, their grandmothers and grandfathers have told them about me 'Tty mathematical deduction you can arrive at my age and I am not ashamed of It,” she said, as she bowed aghiu her appreciation to tho audience. .. -I* -1- -IEXGLISH’S. The Fanchon and Marco Revue, which opened a three-day engagement at English’s last night, is ns near nothing in tho entertainment lino that has ever struck this town. The Jokes are erode and often of bad taste, the dancing Is only fair and the scenery even worse, the dancing of Fanchon is not so bad, bat the singing ot Mnrco is very poor. The chorus girls revel in an exposure of their limbs; Nelson and Chain make an attempt to get their stuff over even with tho aid of an undershirt The whole show lacks tho class ov a $2 50 attraction and how they ever got out of ban Francisco Is a wonder. It pretends to be a jazz entertainment and turns out to be a mess of noisy and cheap vaudeville. Opening at Engllsh’a Thursday night will be a comedy, "Three Wise Fools,” i which la ensidered splendid entertainment In the larger cities. Bushman and Bayne, movie stars, will | appear In person In the drama, ’ The Master Thief," at the Murat beginning i Thursday night. -I- -I- -|- MO**TLY GIRLS. Seven out of eight performers in "Tag Day Girls” are of the feminine variety and they sing and dance their way through a miniature musical comedy at the Rialto this week. The story concerns some girls of generous Impulses who sell tags for charity while Bert and Mabelle are the principals of the'aet. Wells and Teats appear In “The Singing Paradise," Weber and Woodward. ! Ernest Halt, a comedian, and the Gordon sisters complete the vaudeville bill. -I- -I- -ITHF. BROADW \V. Girls are not always girls, you know. That Is true at the Broadway this week

when returned soldiers and sailors doll up like girls. The remainder of the bill consists of Reitter nnd Weiss In "Tou Can't Do It," Howland, Erwin and Howland In melody, Bert Ford In another novelty, Sasaki and Yonl, Japanese acrobats, and a serial, “Dare Devil Jack.” -I* -I- -IMORB 3A77-. Mabel Whitman bt-lleves In giving the people what they want and she ha* derided that Jazz singing and dancing is the demand of the hours, nmi the way she was received at the Lyric yesterday [troves she is right. A shivering, shimmering man stiglng a shimmy dance is the knockout of tlic act. The Orpbent comedy four, a standard offering; Somers duo, aerial performers; Maurice Downey and company In a sketch, the Four Lyons, Vernon and Rogers complete the MIL -I- -I- -IPARK. Mlchellena Pennetti is a snappy .little person who takes the Lena Dailey role in “The French Frolics,” now at tho Park, and she lands in a Jazz dance number right in the flrßt applause honors. Harry Fields Is os usual the comedian of the show and his Hebrew character scores. The chorus Is well dressed and does a lot of dancing. -I- -I* -ITHE MOVIES. Circle—Norma Talmadge In “The Woman Gives." Ohio —Clara Kimball Young In “The Forbidden Woman.” Alhambra—Theda Bara in “Lure of Ambition." Colonial—Olive Thomas In "Youthful Folly." Mr. Smith's—" The Sagebrusher." Isis—“My Lady’s Garter." Regent—James J. Corbett in "Prince of Avenue A." Child Leaves State Prison With Parents M*ALESTER, Okla., April 13—Thelma Clark, 2, the other day left the only homo she has ever known—tho women's ward of the state prlaon here. The-child was freed when her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Clark, were released from sentences of four years for the killing of a physician over a matter Involving Thelma’s mother.

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NDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920.

Reckless Talk "America Is in no such danger from radicalism as the ’alarmists 'would have us believe. I do not think a Bolshevist revolution in the United States is either probable or possible. X have too much faith in the stirring patriotism of the American people and too much confidence in their love of law and orderly processes to be frightened by (lie reckless talk of an insignificant element of our people.” —William Gibbs MeAdoo. v. * G. O. P. DISRUPTED BY ORGANIZATION (Continued From Page One.) to coerce hltn Into supporting McCray In which he says. “I voted for Roosevelt in 1912 and against Goodrich in 1916, and am proud of both votes. * am asking the nomination for state representative from Marion county on the republican ticket 'because I have oftenest supported that party In the past, and not because It Is a wblt better than the democratic party. "Asa candidate I refused to sign an Indorsement of -lames Fesler for governor, because I know .Fesler as a corporation "lawyer, whose candidacy is being promoted by the Columbia club, the Merchants’ association, tho light, w.ver, heat, street railway and utilities ioiupanles of the state. "The plain people of this county are about ‘fed up’ on electing governors, who, under our law, appoint the public service commissioners, who in turn permit the rate payers to be robbed in the interest of the governor's water, heat, light, power, gas, garbage, coal mining and cement mill properties. “Mr. Fesler Is the crown prince candidate of Mr. Goodrich, the one man picked by Goodrich to maintuin the public utility rates of the governor's present commission. “Our public service commission—any state public service commission so appointed (and not elected! will gtve the great unorganized public the worst of it on rates. “They always have. “They always will. “The commission Is deaf on that side of Its held.

WANTS HOME RI LE FOB FIRST-CLASH CITIES. "If elected I will present a bill for passage giving cities of the first-class hnifio rule. "That the great, city of Indianapolis should be reduced to the necessity of asking 138 members outside of Marion county—and whose only Interest In Marlon county and Indianapolis Is to retard Its growt h and enterprise--in what manner we shall conduct our civic housekeeping, is absurd. ! "We are actually the ward* of these 133 members as completely as the feeblest in tod In our institutions. “As completely as th penal servitors of this state when they dug $8 coal for the Globe mining company. "Imagine the enthusiasm of the members from Vigo, Vnnderbnrg and Lake counties for the welfare of Indianapolis citizens. "If eleited I will present a hill for pas-nge compelling tho election of a public service commission by n plebiscite of the Jen largest municipalities of the state each member so elected to have one-half vote on all public service rute* of the state, population of cities to be ascertained by census of 1920 and salaries of preset.t members cut in half. FAVORS I.AW KM. I LATINO RENTALS. "I will present a bill for passage fixing rental income of dwellings at 15 per cent on the assessed value of tho rental, real estate Included, us ascertained by the assessor's record. "The state fixes a legal rate on money used, nnd can fix a legal rate on dwell ings nsed. Anything over 15 per cent will be usury—with a penalty." Evidence of the use of money and Jobs in the lining up of the voters of Marlon County may be found on all sides. lu order to maintain the organisation for the benefit of Mr. Fesler and others on the organization slate, the combination of city and county officeholders turned men loose for the purpose of forcing out of the race candidates for precinct committeemen whom they could not handle. Edward McOuff, city sealer under Mayor Jewett, and W. H. Jackson, who has been employed In a county office, together with a negro named Lancaster, were active in Inducing men who hail become ccndld.itea for precinct commit teeuien to withdraw, and they actually forced a number to >i<i 1 1 the race. There were promises of Jobs In the city and the county administration of sered, and In one case at least, an employe of a county offleo was threatened with the loss of his Job If be did not get put of tho race. "KEVOLVINO FUND” ij#ckba*ki> $19,000. At about the same time that this Svrecklng” was begun In Marlon county the "revolving fund,” under direction of L. n. Wright, director of the highway commission, was increased from $5,000 •to $20,000. This fund Is given to Wright for the purpose of employing men to work on the roads of the state. Ho hires whom ho pleases and pays what he pleases. The men mny bo employed for rond work, but the condition of the roads of the state does not Indicate that they sre putting $20,000 worth of labor on the roads every two weeks as the highway commission would have the public think. Tho republican organization Is determined to hnvo Fesler as Its candidate at any cost. It Is leaving no steps untaken that might contribute to that end. Whether it succeeds or not depends On the independent voters of Marion county. These voters will defeat Fesler at the primary If their votes are counted. If their votes are not counted in the primary they will take steps to see that they are counted against the republican ticket at the November election. Sends Love Bunch In stead ofJBo uq uet SPOKANE, April 13.—"1 gness I’ll Just send her my love," said the young man hero to the florUrt’s clerk after he had priced American beauties.

The Young Lady Across the Way I The young lady across the way says her fattier says we have had a minority president more than once and she should think the responsibility would be pretty heavy for so young a man. Oldest Building in Kansas Razed ATCHISON, Kas., April Hi.—Tho Sunflower State's oldest building Is being torn down at Klckapoo, near here. It is an old Catholic mission, erected more than elghty-flve years ago. It stands on the farm of C. A. Spencer. The mission was built by Fathers Ban Qulekendorne and Hoecken, Jesuit missionaries, and was the cradle of the Catholic church In Kansas.

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FESLER’S CALLED HOPE OF G. O. P. (Continued From Page One.) organization Intends to see to it that they vote for luathlne-plcked delegates who will go te the convention and vote for Fesler. In the presidential campaign. Senator Hiram W. Johnson is the only candidate who is being seriously considered on the republican side. The majority of the population of the Calumet district will vote for no candidate who they believe does not favor liquid refreshment of a variety that possesses a strong and decided “kick.” The republicans are working on tlu. theory that Johnson, who has “liberal” views on so many questions, will take a “liberal” view of the booze question. Tho Calumet district is made up largely of “liberals" of all classes and descriptions and a “liberal” candidate Is their liathrnl choice. LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOHNSON RUNAWAY. In fact, it appears that the voting In this particular section of the state, at least, will be almost in the same proportion as that in Michigan, where Johnson ran away ahead with AVoou running a poor second. In'the first place Gen. Wood was too active in the steel strike. It Is true that he avoided union men as much as possible and turned his attention to "reds," seizing an enormous quantity of "literature” and thereby creating quite a stir, which resulted in a greut deal of publicity and nothing else. i But ftt!!l the steel workers are not exactly for him. And, by the way, the mere mention of the name of Gov. Goodrich, who sent the state troops here, is enough to start ft riot. Mayor Hodges of Gary, who figured so largely In the Wood publicity stories concerning the steel strike, Is the general’s campaign manager. It was Mayor Hodges who asked that tho state and federal troops he sent here. Further, Gen. Wood, or rather his wife, owns considerable property here, including some business property. This puts then* In the ’'plutocratic class,” and the S2O a day steel workers don’t like plutocrats. All this points in the direction of Hiram. .Honator Harding is not being seriously

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WHEN A GIRL MARRIES A New Serial of Young Married Life

CHAPTER VIII. Sunlight flooded our little chintz-hung room. It wavered across my drowsy yea nnd woke me. On no other morning of our honeymoon bad I awakened to such a golden glow. I smiled dreamily to myself and thought that this day promised to make up for the gloom of last night. I lav for a while between sleep and waking. Finally I managed to open my eyes and to call tenderly: "Jim!” I thought the love note in my voice might make him forgive me for the night before. There was no answer. “Jim —Jimmie dear—what time is it?”, Silence. I sat up and looked reproachfully over at Jim's little fouC-poster—its covers were tossed back. It was empty. My heart gave a quick, suffocating leap and then I arose and pattered slipperless over to the little white-tiled bath. It was empty. The world seemed empty, also. The fifth day of our life together and my husband had begun the morning without a word to me. He hadn't even run the water for my bath! Had Jim hurried out without waiting for me to waken because he was angry with me for what had happened the night before? Or had he gone out with quiet tenderness, leaving me to sleep so lute because he guessed that I had lain awake weeping until dawn? Or—bad lie gone to fine her—to Betty Bryce? My fingers shook and trembled as 1 tried to dress. I knotted the laces of my white sport shoes —twice ray blouse

considered. Neither is Gov. Lowiien, despite the close proximity of this district to Chicago. BAYS MOOD HAS BEEN AT IT FOB LONG TIME. According to citizens of Hammond, Gen. Wood started his campaign long before be was ever seriously mentioned as a presidential possibility. It is said he consented to come down from Chicago on numerous occasions for the purpose of making speeches. One former army officer who is prominent in affairs here made the statement that Gen. Wood opened his campaign with the opening of the war. This officer served under Gen. Wood wh<v. he said, spent niost of his time traveling from ono part of the central

PERFECTION NEEDED WHEN MAGGIE STARTS.

By ANN LISLE.

fastened itself all wrong and the UttlJ bow at ray throat bunk askew. At ua I was ready. Jr, I hurlred down to the little pergola where we had breakfasted each morning on red raspberries, thick cream, coffeed and corn muffins —we had always agreed even about breakfast! From the inner dining room I could see Jim out in the little summer house. So he hadn’t waited for me—he wasn't even at our accustomed table. Another step brought me to an open window, through which I could see the corner where Jim sat—opposite Betty Bryce. I stood for a moment, leaden-footed and leaden-hearted. Then I heard my husband's voice: “You must forgive and understand, as you always have. I can’t tell her yet. I'm afraid to tell her. You understand—and she doesn’t.” Then Mrs. Bryce's reply : “Os course I understand, dear boy. and there's nothing to forgive. Everything between us is just as it has always been.” . . As I stumbled away from the window I fairly crashed into the table behind me. For a tense second Jim looked up. Had he heard the rattle of china gi od silver? Had he seen me? l turned and fled. Jim was apologizing for his wife! Betty Bryee understood him—was assuring him that everything between them mast be as it had been before. What had there been between them? It was almost too cruelly plain!—Copyright, 19'JO. (To Be Continued.)

division to another, making speeches to tha men and telling them how much ha was doing to look after their welfare. The soldiers resent what they believe was (he injection of politics into the conduct 'of the war. Taking all these thlngß into consideration and taking into consideration the views of leaders In both parties here, it appears to be a safe guess that when the ballots are counted it will be found that Johnson has a big lead, with Wood running a poor second and with Harding and Lowden following still further behind in a fight for third and fourth places. Os course, all this is based on th* situation at the moment and does not take in any consideration of changes ■which may occur between now and May 4.